Transferring fish from qt to dt

ibrat82 · 04/26/2016, 03:14 PM

I have 2 fish that have gone through ttm and prazi and have been in qt for 6 weeks now. However my qt salinity is lower than my DT. Qt is around 1.023 and dt is 1.026. Should I slowly increase salinity in qt or drip acclimate fish before putting in DT?

snorvich · 04/26/2016, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ibrat82

I have 2 fish that have gone through ttm and prazi and have been in qt for 6 weeks now. However my qt salinity is lower than my DT. Qt is around 1.023 and dt is 1.026. Should I slowly increase salinity in qt or drip acclimate fish before putting in DT?

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ibrat82 · 04/26/2016, 04:31 PM

Thanks snorvich and should I just let the water evaporate and increase salinity or top off with saltwater?

Also having a difference in ph between the 2 tanks will it shock the fish? My dot is around 8.1 while at is around 7

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Maritimer · 04/26/2016, 04:41 PM

Wondering if you could slowly add a pH buffer to the QT - which, I should think, ought to increase pH somewhat as your salinity comes up . . .

~Bruce, who'll soon be in the same spot

Dkuhlmann · 04/26/2016, 05:16 PM

NEVER EVER use PH buffer, it will raise your Alk a lot!

gone fishin · 04/26/2016, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ibrat82

Thanks snorvich and should I just let the water evaporate and increase salinity or top off with saltwater?

Also having a difference in ph between the 2 tanks will it shock the fish? My dot is around 8.1 while at is around 7

I would just top off with saltwater for a few days. I would not sweat the pH

Brieninsac · 04/26/2016, 05:36 PM

I find it so much easier to start with a lower salinity in your QT and to gradually let it increase to your DT's salinity over time. By the time your quarantine is over they're really to go.

04/26/2016, 03:14 PM	#1
ibrat82 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 292	Transferring fish from qt to dt I have 2 fish that have gone through ttm and prazi and have been in qt for 6 weeks now. However my qt salinity is lower than my DT. Qt is around 1.023 and dt is 1.026. Should I slowly increase salinity in qt or drip acclimate fish before putting in DT?

04/26/2016, 04:41 PM	#4
Maritimer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW Connecticut, U.S.A. Posts: 419	Wondering if you could slowly add a pH buffer to the QT - which, I should think, ought to increase pH somewhat as your salinity comes up . . . ~Bruce, who'll soon be in the same spot __________________ Because anything else ... is just a fishtank. Zoey's Reef has come to life! Zoas, 'shrooms and LPS of several sorts, CUC, dartfish, wrasses and others swim above the sand . . . Current Tank Info: Kingston & Zoey's Reef; 220g, Deltec skimmer, 2 MaxSpect Gyre x-50s, 2,500gph or so through the sump. SPS are surviving . . .

04/26/2016, 05:16 PM	#5
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	NEVER EVER use PH buffer, it will raise your Alk a lot! __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

04/26/2016, 05:36 PM	#7
Brieninsac Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 782	I find it so much easier to start with a lower salinity in your QT and to gradually let it increase to your DT's salinity over time. By the time your quarantine is over they're really to go. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 350 (73gal/18gal sump) / Kessil a360WE Lights